Never afraid to stick his head above the parapet Richard Naeff. Good post Richard (IMHO), it puts quite a different light on the subject doesn't it. I think it's a good thing to see both sides of such a controversial issue when on the face of it, the odds are stacked so high against just one side. Thirkers
http://web.mac.com/thirkers_leeds/iWeb/Site/Photos%205.html On 28 Feb 2010, at 15:58, Richard Naef wrote: > > YES YES lets get the BASTARDS! HOW DARE THEY get medals for doing NOTHING! > - it is a DISGRACE to all those poor servicemen and women who have been > KILLED or MAIMED fighting for our COUNTRY - oh hang on my caps key is > broken, ooh and hang on I've just bothered to read a bit more about it and > its not just for visiting a war zone, its for MPs who are part of the Armed > Forces Parliamentary Scheme a scheme to try and involve MPs in the business > of being in the armed forces - OK so its only minimum of 22 days in > uniform, but even so its not just for turning up. Deskbound servicemen and > women get medals and many Medals are handed out willy nilly for non > combatants as are temporary ranks for civvies working with the MOD (my dad > was a colonel for 2 days!). Those in the know, know which medals mean > something and which don't. > > The disgrace is that we were in Iraq in the first place. > > ttfn > > Richard > > > _______________________________________________ > the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators > accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. > Leedslist mailing list > [email protected] > http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away _______________________________________________ the Leeds List is an unmoderated mailing list and the list administrators accept no liability for the personal views and opinions of contributors. Leedslist mailing list [email protected] http://list.zetnet.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist and the hardest time in a sailor's day is to watch the sun as it sails away
